SPRINT PROFILE
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Bukayo Saka
Forward · 39 tracked matches · 2867'
Arsenal · Premier League, UEFA Champions League
ON-BALL RUNNER
much of his running is with the ball
56 / 100 RUNNING VALUE
SOLID · #25 of 70
ENGINE how much, how hard, how fast he runs
CONVERSION what the running produces
Percentiles vs 70 forwards with 450'+ tracked minutes in
Premier League 25/26 (1,436 appearances from 375 matches).
Running value = 60% engine + 40% conversion.
Top speed
34.7
50th of 70 forwards
Sprints / 90
17.1
56th of 70 forwards
High-int. m / 90
929
42nd of 70 forwards
Distance / 90
10.17
36th of 70 forwards
17.1
Sprints / 90
545 in 39 matches
929 m
High-intensity / 90
9.1% of distance
255 m
Sprint distance / 90
1.68 sprints per km
14.9 m
Per sprint
average sprint length
31.7
Typical peak km/h
max 34.7
132 m
Carry dist. / 90
5.5% of running on the ball
SPEED BANDS
Where his metres go share of distance per 90 by speed band
Pool median10.11 km/90
77% 13%
Pool top 10% HI10.55 km/90
74% 15% 7%
band him /90 pool med. vs pool
Walk / jog 7,771 m 7,815 BOTTOM 40%
Running 1,473 m 1,338 TOP 30%
High-speed run 674 m 656 TOP 39%
Sprinting 255 m 301 BOTTOM 27%
PHYSICAL PROFILE
Running in phases percentile vs pool
LIFTED THE SCORE
Chances per 100 sprints 15.6 100
xG+xA per HI km 0.64 93
Progressive carry / 90 49 m 91
HELD IT BACK
Repeatability 63 6
Sprints / 90 17.1 20
weighted by phase · number = pool percentile
Saka's running grades 56/100 — solid for a forward in Premier League (#25 of 70); engine 29, conversion 96. Signature: ball-carrying (top 9%) — carry distance / 90 132 m, progressive carry / 90 49 m. Lightest area: repeatability (bottom 6%). His sprints average 14.9 m (longer than 61% of the pool) — sustained runs into space. Match to match, chances created move independently of his sprint count (r +0.18, very weak, n 30).
LOAD & FORM
MATCH BY MATCH
High-intensity load, every game bars = HI metres / 90 (blue high-speed, orange sprint) · line = sprints / 90 · G goal · A assist
357 9 713 19 1070 28 1426 37 Manchester United (A) 1-0 · 90' · HSR 690 m · sprint 420 m /90 · 26 sprints · top 33.7 km/h MUN A·W Leeds United (H) 5-0 · 53' · HSR 849 m · sprint 425 m /90 · 19 sprints · top 30.4 km/h G Manchester City (H) 1-1 · 45' · HSR 760 m · sprint 220 m /90 · 6 sprints · top 30.4 km/h MCI H·D Newcastle United (A) 2-1 · 70' · HSR 604 m · sprint 347 m /90 · 12 sprints · top 32.9 km/h West Ham United (H) 2-0 · 90' · HSR 590 m · sprint 100 m /90 · 13 sprints · top 29.6 km/h WHU H·W G Fulham (A) 1-0 · 90' · HSR 900 m · sprint 300 m /90 · 24 sprints · top 33.9 km/h Atlético Madrid (H) 4-0 · 90' · HSR 660 m · sprint 180 m /90 · 9 sprints · top 28.8 km/h ATM H·W Crystal Palace (H) 1-0 · 66' · HSR 791 m · sprint 300 m /90 · 17 sprints · top 34.7 km/h Burnley (A) 2-0 · 90' · HSR 250 m · sprint 140 m /90 · 9 sprints · top 34.2 km/h BUR A·W SK Slavia Praha (A) 3-0 · 90' · HSR 680 m · sprint 240 m /90 · 11 sprints · top 29.6 km/h G Sunderland (A) 2-2 · 90' · HSR 540 m · sprint 230 m /90 · 22 sprints · top 34.0 km/h SUN A·D G Tottenham Hotspur (H) 4-1 · 90' · HSR 740 m · sprint 250 m /90 · 18 sprints · top 30.8 km/h FC Bayern München (H) 3-1 · 68' · HSR 821 m · sprint 225 m /90 · 8 sprints · top 29.8 km/h FCB H·W A Chelsea (A) 1-1 · 90' · HSR 560 m · sprint 120 m /90 · 10 sprints · top 29.5 km/h A Brentford (H) 2-0 · 29' · HSR 776 m · sprint 559 m /90 · 11 sprints · top 30.2 km/h BRE H·W G Aston Villa (A) 1-2 · 79' · HSR 581 m · sprint 353 m /90 · 16 sprints · top 33.1 km/h Wolverhampton (H) 2-1 · 90' · HSR 670 m · sprint 290 m /90 · 23 sprints · top 32.7 km/h WOL H·W Everton (A) 1-0 · 90' · HSR 730 m · sprint 360 m /90 · 21 sprints · top 31.8 km/h Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 2-1 · 90' · HSR 830 m · sprint 380 m /90 · 25 sprints · top 31.7 km/h BHA H·W A Aston Villa (H) 4-1 · 83' · HSR 661 m · sprint 206 m /90 · 16 sprints · top 32.8 km/h Bournemouth (A) 3-2 · 23' · HSR 978 m · sprint 548 m /90 · 12 sprints · top 32.5 km/h ▲ BOU A·W A Liverpool FC (H) 0-0 · 78' · HSR 496 m · sprint 58 m /90 · 6 sprints · top 29.6 km/h Nottingham Forest (A) 0-0 · 33' · HSR 491 m · sprint 355 m /90 · 8 sprints · top 32.8 km/h NFO A·D Inter (A) 3-1 · 90' · HSR 860 m · sprint 360 m /90 · 17 sprints · top 32.0 km/h A Manchester United (H) 2-3 · 90' · HSR 670 m · sprint 230 m /90 · 21 sprints · top 33.8 km/h MUN H·L Brentford (A) 1-1 · 20' · HSR 585 m · sprint 675 m /90 · 5 sprints · top 32.5 km/h Wolverhampton (A) 2-2 · 73' · HSR 604 m · sprint 197 m /90 · 10 sprints · top 31.3 km/h WOL A·D G Tottenham Hotspur (A) 4-1 · 89' · HSR 607 m · sprint 334 m /90 · 24 sprints · top 32.4 km/h Chelsea (H) 2-1 · 90' · HSR 760 m · sprint 220 m /90 · 20 sprints · top 32.4 km/h CHE H·W Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 1-0 · 90' · HSR 800 m · sprint 360 m /90 · 24 sprints · top 33.6 km/h G Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 1-1 · 60' · HSR 705 m · sprint 300 m /90 · 10 sprints · top 31.7 km/h B04 A·D Everton (H) 2-0 · 90' · HSR 530 m · sprint 120 m /90 · 9 sprints · top 34.0 km/h Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) 2-0 · 90' · HSR 770 m · sprint 220 m /90 · 13 sprints · top 30.3 km/h B04 H·W Atlético Madrid (A) 1-1 · 22' · HSR 655 m · sprint 82 m /90 · 1 sprints · top 27.4 km/h Fulham (H) 3-0 · 45' · HSR 840 m · sprint 160 m /90 · 7 sprints · top 29.3 km/h FUL H·W G A Atlético Madrid (H) 1-0 · 58' · HSR 760 m · sprint 217 m /90 · 7 sprints · top 29.8 km/h G West Ham United (A) 1-0 · 80' · HSR 608 m · sprint 180 m /90 · 14 sprints · top 31.1 km/h WHU A·W Burnley (H) 1-0 · 90' · HSR 560 m · sprint 190 m /90 · 14 sprints · top 29.9 km/h A Paris Saint-Germain (A) 4-5 · 83' · HSR 640 m · sprint 163 m /90 · 7 sprints · top 30.3 km/h PSG A·L POOL MEDIAN HI 940 m HI METRES / 90 SPRINTS / 90
CONSISTENCY
Same engine every week? Tracked matches33 starts · 2867 minutes 39
Sprints / 90 rangeCV 37% (45'+ games) 7–32 POOR
Peak sprint gameLeeds United (H) · 23 Aug 32.3
Lightest gameLiverpool FC (H) · 08 Jan 6.9
Fastest recordedkm/h · Crystal Palace (H) · 26 Oct 34.7
Near-max speed gameshit ≥ 33.0 km/h (95% of his max) 9/39
Above pool HI median≥ 940 high-intensity m / 90 22/39
SPLITS
Context changes the running per 90 · CH = chances created
SPR/90 HI m/90 TOP CH/90
Home19 gm · 1425' 16.5 924 34.7 2.84
Away20 gm · 1442' 17.7 933 34.2 2.50
Wins27 gm · 2104' 18.1 967 34.7 2.82
Draws9 gm · 511' 13.7 794 34.0 2.11
Defeats3 gm · 252' 15.7 879 33.8 2.50
Starts33 gm · 2695' 16.8 918 34.7 2.50
From the bench6 gm · 172' 22.5 1088 32.8 5.23
Last 55 gm · 356' 12.4 839 31.1 2.78
Before that34 gm · 2511' 17.8 941 34.7 2.65
MATCH LEDGER
Tracking, game by game tier = HI m/90 vs every forward appearance of 60′+ · latest 10 of 39
Date Opp · result Min Km HI m Spr m
Sprints m/spr Top Ch. xG+xA HI tier 30 May PSG A L 4-5 83 9.3 802 150 7 21.4 30.3 0 0.02 POOR 18 May BUR H W 1-0 90 10.1 750 190 14 13.6 29.9 2 0.49 POOR 10 May WHU A W 1-0 80 8.1 788 160 14 11.4 31.1 3 0.29 POOR 05 May ATM H W 1-0 58 6.6 978 140 7 20.0 29.8 1 0.82 SOLID 02 May FUL H W 3-0 45 5.3 1000 80 7 11.4 29.3 5 1.15 SOLID 29 Apr ATM A D 1-1 22 3.3 736 20 1 20.0 27.4 1 0.03 17 Mar B04 H W 2-0 90 11.3 990 220 13 16.9 30.3 5 1.08 SOLID 14 Mar EVE H W 2-0 90 10.3 650 120 9 13.3 34.0 2 0.24 POOR 11 Mar B04 A D 1-1 60 7.5 1005 200 10 20.0 31.7 0 0.03 SOLID 04 Mar BHA A W 1-0 90 10.7 1160 360 24 15.0 33.6 0 0.13 STRONG
DOES THE RUNNING CREATE?
SPRINTS → CHANCES
Match by match one label per 60′+ game · dashed = his medians · orange = fit
5.4 0.00 9.9 1.56 14.5 3.11 19.0 4.67 23.6 6.23 28.1 7.78 CREATED WITHOUT RUNNING RAN HARD & CREATED QUIET DAY ALL MOTOR, NO PRODUCT Manchester United · 26 sprints · 1 chances · 90' MUN Newcastle United · 12 sprints · 0 chances · 70' NEW West Ham United · 13 sprints · 2 chances · 90' WHU Fulham · 24 sprints · 7 chances · 90' FUL Atlético Madrid · 9 sprints · 0 chances · 90' ATM Crystal Palace · 17 sprints · 0 chances · 66' CRY Burnley · 9 sprints · 2 chances · 90' BUR SK Slavia Praha · 11 sprints · 2 chances · 90' SLA Sunderland · 22 sprints · 2 chances · 90' SUN Tottenham Hotspur · 18 sprints · 2 chances · 90' TOT FC Bayern München · 8 sprints · 5 chances · 68' FCB Chelsea · 10 sprints · 3 chances · 90' CHE Aston Villa · 16 sprints · 4 chances · 79' AVL Wolverhampton · 23 sprints · 3 chances · 90' WOL Everton · 21 sprints · 1 chances · 90' EVE Brighton & Hove Albion · 25 sprints · 5 chances · 90' BHA Aston Villa · 16 sprints · 1 chances · 83' AVL Liverpool FC · 6 sprints · 0 chances · 78' LIV Inter · 17 sprints · 4 chances · 90' INT Manchester United · 21 sprints · 3 chances · 90' MUN Wolverhampton · 10 sprints · 1 chances · 73' WOL Tottenham Hotspur · 24 sprints · 2 chances · 89' TOT Chelsea · 20 sprints · 5 chances · 90' CHE Brighton & Hove Albion · 24 sprints · 0 chances · 90' BHA Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 10 sprints · 0 chances · 60' B04 Everton · 9 sprints · 2 chances · 90' EVE Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 13 sprints · 5 chances · 90' B04 West Ham United · 14 sprints · 3 chances · 80' WHU Burnley · 14 sprints · 2 chances · 90' BUR Paris Saint-Germain · 7 sprints · 0 chances · 83' PSG SPRINTS PER 90 CHANCES CREATED PER 90
CORRELATION · PER 90, 60'+ GAMES
Sprints → chancesvery weak · ρ +0.19 · n 30 +0.18 LOOSE
Sprints → xG + xAvery weak · ρ -0.03 · n 30 -0.10 LOOSE
HI distance → chancesweak · ρ +0.18 · n 30 +0.30 LOOSE
Top speed → xG + xAweak · ρ -0.23 · n 30 -0.31 LOOSE
r = Pearson, ρ = Spearman (rank). Descriptive only — a link is not a cause:
opponents and game state drive both.
HIGH vs LOW SPRINT GAMES
Does more running mean more product? blue = the better half for that metric
Split at his median of 16.4 sprints / 90 · high = 15 games, low = 15 games
Chances created / 90+40%
HIGH 2.75
LOW 1.97
xG + xA / 90-25%
HIGH 0.47
LOW 0.62
Shots / 90-1%
HIGH 3.03
LOW 3.07
Carry metres / 90+78%
HIGH 166
LOW 93
Match rating+1%
HIGH 7.14
LOW 7.07
KNOCK-ON
What the legs set up Chances created2.67 per 90 85
Per 100 sprints 15.6 ELITE
xG + xA per HI km 0.64 ELITE
Carry distanceper 90 · 49 m progressive 132 m ELITE
Share on the ballcarry m ÷ running-speed+ m 5.5% ELITE
VS THE POOL
Conversion grades forwards · Premier League
Chances per 100 sprintscreation per unit of sprint effort
15.6
ELITETOP 1%
xG+xA per HI kmthreat per km of high-intensity running
0.64
ELITETOP 7%
Chances created / 90key passes + assists
2.67
ELITETOP 4%
xG + xA / 90expected goal contribution
0.60
STRONGTOP 13%
Progressive carry / 90carry metres gained toward goal
49 m
ELITETOP 9%
Sprints per kmhow often he bursts per km covered
1.68
POORBOTTOM 19%
LEAGUE BENCHMARK
SEASON BENCHMARK
Saka vs every forward in Premier League 450′+ tracked min · dashed = pool median · dark = top 15 chance creators · blue = named comparisons
11.2 0.00 16.2 0.55 21.3 1.10 26.3 1.65 31.4 2.20 36.4 2.74 PURE PLAYMAKERS TWO-WAY ENGINES OFF THE RADAR ALL-ACTION RUNNERS Hugo Ekitiké · Liverpool FC · 23.4 sprints/90 · 1.04 chances/90 Evanilson · Bournemouth · 19.6 sprints/90 · 1.01 chances/90 Ollie Watkins · Aston Villa · 20.1 sprints/90 · 0.73 chances/90 Anthony Elanga · Newcastle United · 34.0 sprints/90 · 1.03 chances/90 Harvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 23.5 sprints/90 · 1.06 chances/90 Georginio Rutter · Brighton & Hove Albion · 18.0 sprints/90 · 1.26 chances/90 Raúl Jiménez · Fulham · 21.5 sprints/90 · 1.02 chances/90 Chemsdine Talbi · Sunderland · 26.2 sprints/90 · 0.69 chances/90 Eliezer Mayenda · Sunderland · 15.6 sprints/90 · 0.48 chances/90 Richarlison · Tottenham Hotspur · 19.9 sprints/90 · 0.92 chances/90 Brennan Johnson · Crystal Palace · 21.4 sprints/90 · 0.99 chances/90 Lyle Foster · Burnley · 23.9 sprints/90 · 0.66 chances/90 Jørgen Strand Larsen · Crystal Palace · 16.6 sprints/90 · 0.39 chances/90 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde · Wolverhampton · 14.5 sprints/90 · 0.94 chances/90 Erling Haaland · Manchester City · 20.6 sprints/90 · 0.76 chances/90 Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 15.4 sprints/90 · 0.50 chances/90 Igor Thiago · Brentford · 25.5 sprints/90 · 0.66 chances/90 João Pedro · Chelsea · 20.7 sprints/90 · 0.98 chances/90 Ismaïla Sarr · Crystal Palace · 24.6 sprints/90 · 0.79 chances/90 Jean-Philippe Mateta · Crystal Palace · 17.5 sprints/90 · 0.36 chances/90 Mason Mount · Manchester United · 18.6 sprints/90 · 1.15 chances/90 Matheus Cunha · Manchester United · 18.3 sprints/90 · 1.22 chances/90 Viktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 23.6 sprints/90 · 0.81 chances/90 Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 27.5 sprints/90 · 1.09 chances/90 Beto · Everton · 21.4 sprints/90 · 0.69 chances/90 Callum Wilson · West Ham United · 14.9 sprints/90 · 0.58 chances/90 Liam Delap · Chelsea · 22.8 sprints/90 · 0.25 chances/90 Jhon Arias · Wolverhampton · 23.0 sprints/90 · 0.88 chances/90 Lukas Nmecha · Leeds United · 17.0 sprints/90 · 0.92 chances/90 Thierno Barry · Everton · 23.5 sprints/90 · 0.56 chances/90 Danny Welbeck · Brighton & Hove Albion · 17.3 sprints/90 · 0.80 chances/90 Rodrigo Muniz · Fulham · 17.7 sprints/90 · 0.72 chances/90 Benjamin Šeško · Manchester United · 22.8 sprints/90 · 0.50 chances/90 Hwang Hee-chan · Wolverhampton · 16.0 sprints/90 · 0.75 chances/90 William Osula · Newcastle United · 30.0 sprints/90 · 0.67 chances/90 Wilson Isidor · Sunderland · 22.5 sprints/90 · 0.00 chances/90 Brenden Aaronson · Leeds United · 22.2 sprints/90 · 1.24 chances/90 Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United · 19.3 sprints/90 · 0.66 chances/90 Noah Okafor · Leeds United · 23.7 sprints/90 · 1.15 chances/90 Nick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 15.4 sprints/90 · 1.04 chances/90 Tolu Arokodare · Wolverhampton · 12.9 sprints/90 · 0.77 chances/90 Kevin Schade · Brentford · 25.4 sprints/90 · 0.91 chances/90 Crysencio Summerville · West Ham United · 18.9 sprints/90 · 1.02 chances/90 Alexander Isak · Liverpool FC · 22.7 sprints/90 · 0.26 chances/90 Igor Jesus · Nottingham Forest · 20.6 sprints/90 · 0.58 chances/90 Brian Brobbey · Sunderland · 15.9 sprints/90 · 0.70 chances/90 Armando Broja · Burnley · 19.3 sprints/90 · 0.53 chances/90 Zian Flemming · Burnley · 17.1 sprints/90 · 0.51 chances/90 Randal Kolo Muani · Tottenham Hotspur · 21.8 sprints/90 · 1.02 chances/90 Jaidon Anthony · Burnley · 23.8 sprints/90 · 1.22 chances/90 Valentín Castellanos · West Ham United · 22.3 sprints/90 · 0.77 chances/90 Pablo Felipe · West Ham United · 21.3 sprints/90 · 1.19 chances/90 Dominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 22.7 sprints/90 · 0.54 chances/90 Adam Armstrong · Wolverhampton · 16.6 sprints/90 · 0.47 chances/90 Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 29.8 sprints/90 · 1.29 chances/90 Gordon Lucas Paquetá · West Ham United · 14.3 sprints/90 · 1.36 chances/90 Paquetá Jarrod Bowen · West Ham United · 18.5 sprints/90 · 1.19 chances/90 Bowen Mohammed Kudus · Tottenham Hotspur · 21.9 sprints/90 · 1.34 chances/90 Kudus Bryan Mbeumo · Manchester United · 27.9 sprints/90 · 1.61 chances/90 Mbeumo Noni Madueke · Arsenal · 25.0 sprints/90 · 1.63 chances/90 Madueke Leandro Trossard · Arsenal · 18.6 sprints/90 · 1.62 chances/90 Trossard Wilson Odobert · Tottenham Hotspur · 22.9 sprints/90 · 1.84 chances/90 Odobert Jacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 27.7 sprints/90 · 1.28 chances/90 Murphy Omar Marmoush · Manchester City · 23.3 sprints/90 · 1.55 chances/90 Marmoush Yéremy Pino · Crystal Palace · 18.2 sprints/90 · 2.07 chances/90 Pino Xavi Simons · Tottenham Hotspur · 20.1 sprints/90 · 1.74 chances/90 Simons Cody Gakpo · Liverpool FC · 24.0 sprints/90 · 1.77 chances/90 Gakpo Marcus Edwards · Burnley · 19.9 sprints/90 · 1.69 chances/90 Edwards Mateus Mané · Wolverhampton · 16.4 sprints/90 · 1.51 chances/90 Mané Mohamed Salah · Liverpool FC · 22.8 sprints/90 · 2.05 chances/90 Salah Antoine Semenyo · Manchester City · 19.4 sprints/90 · 1.10 chances/90 Semenyo Bukayo Saka · Arsenal · 18.4 sprints/90 · 2.47 chances/90 Saka SPRINTS PER 90 (SEASON) CHANCES CREATED PER 90 RANKED
Top 15 chance creators + comparisons rank = chances created / 90 in the pool · running: tracking data · creation: season totals (68/70 matched; * = lineup data)
# Player Team Min Spr/90 Top
Km/90 HI m/90 Ch/90 xG+xA Big ch. Ch/100 spr 1 Bukayo Saka Arsenal 1337 18.4 34.7 10.0 904 2.47 0.60 12 13.4 2 Yéremy Pino Crystal Palace 1688 18.2 35.5 10.8 939 2.07 0.46 15 11.4 — Mohamed Salah Liverpool FC 2106 22.8 37.0 10.1 956 2.05 0.57 11 9.0 3 Wilson Odobert Tottenham Hotspur 506 22.9 35.6 10.6 1135 1.84 0.28 2 8.0 4 Cody Gakpo Liverpool FC 836 24.0 35.4 10.2 1092 1.77 0.43 10 7.4 5 Xavi Simons Tottenham Hotspur 644 20.1 35.8 10.3 1003 1.74 0.36 7 8.7 6 Marcus Edwards Burnley 740 19.9 34.2 10.8 1076 1.69 0.28 6 8.5 7 Noni Madueke Arsenal 755 25.0 35.3 10.1 1020 1.63 0.30 7 6.5 8 Leandro Trossard Arsenal 1210 18.6 34.4 10.4 866 1.62 0.41 8 8.7 9 Bryan Mbeumo Manchester United 2010 27.9 35.8 10.3 1129 1.61 0.59 6 5.8 10 Omar Marmoush Manchester City 468 23.3 34.8 9.9 935 1.55 0.45 3 6.6 11 Mateus Mané Wolverhampton 974 16.4 34.8 11.1 918 1.51 0.29 7 9.2 12 Lucas Paquetá West Ham United 510 14.3 32.4 10.4 798 1.36 0.29 6 9.5 13 Mohammed Kudus Tottenham Hotspur 609 21.9 35.0 9.3 839 1.34 0.25 3 6.1 14 Anthony Gordon Newcastle United 1792 29.8 36.0 10.0 1198 1.29 0.61 5 4.3 15 Jacob Murphy Newcastle United 923 27.7 34.3 10.3 1183 1.28 0.32 10 4.6 21 Jarrod Bowen West Ham United 1169 18.5 34.8 10.2 826 1.19 0.33 16 6.4 — Antoine Semenyo Manchester City 3020 19.4 35.8 10.1 829 1.10 0.40 8 5.6